Kokemäki High School
Overview of the municipality:
Kokemäki is a town of approximately 7,000 inhabitants and diverse nature is very close to the town. Kokemäki river and nearby lakes and nature paths make it easy for everyone to enjoy nature.
We have good and fast transport connections by train and by bus to the largest cities in Finland e.g. Helsinki 2 hours, Tampere 1 hour and Pori 30 min.
In Kokemäki, we have a variety of free time activities that you can enjoy from sports to music and arts.
About the school:
Kokemäki Upper Secondary School is a school with about a hundred students. The school building is located in the town center, very close to the library, swimming pool and playing field.
We provide the students with laptops, digital materials and course books. In addition to friendly teachers and staff, there are students tutors to help beginners to adjust to the school. Our school has the possibility of teaching in small groups to support studying, and the services of the school nurse, curator, psychologist and youth workers are easily accessible. Our school provides also special education, remedial teaching by subject teachers, and different clubs where students can focus on themes that are challenging for them. Free lunch is served at the school restaurant during school days.
During their time in upper secondary school, students learn about the range of higher education possibilities such as universities and universities of applied sciences and have regular visitors from them. We also visit higher education institutions ourselves. Furthermore, in our school students have the possibility to complete path studies for a university of applied sciences. Our students can continue studying at universities and universities of applied sciences.
About the studies in our school:
Our school follows the Finnish national curriculum. Furthermore, you can expand and further your education in different subjects with several courses that are not in the curriculum elsewhere. In addition to the general study line, our school offers a range of advanced courses in natural sciences, languages, music, visual arts, and P.E. Students can complete a high school diploma in music, visual arts, and P.E. Every year, we also have different theme projects with an emphasis on internationality, and we co-operate a lot with universities and local organizations.
Accommodation:
In Kokemäki, accommodation costs between 200-500€ depending on whether you live on your own or if you have a roommate. Grocery stores are about 600 meters from the school building. We will help you with the apartment search. The school does not have a dorm, but the apartments are either privately owned or owned by the town of Kokemäki.
How we make sure international students are integrated to our community:
We will organize an orientation day for international students. Student tutors will help you at school so that it will be easy for you to become a part of everyday student life and take part in events. We acknowledge the importance of getting familiar with a new town and the youth workers of the town will help you with this.
Kokemäki Upper Secondary School is a small school with a strong community spirit: you will feel like coming home and everyone will get to know everyone. Welcome to Kokemäki and our school which will become your home away from home!